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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

Fayetteville, Arkansas
March Climate Data (Page 1)

 

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    |------Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year  Day
 1   56/32   44   .11   .11   5.42    83  2006  25  1980  60 *2006  12 *1980   1 
 2   56/32   44   .11   .22   5.53    80  2022  27  1960  65  1976   7  1980   2 
 3   56/33   45   .11   .33   5.64    84  2022 (21) 2002  63  1974   1  2002   3 
 4   57/33   45   .11   .44   5.75    81  2024  22  1960  64  1961  (0) 2002   4 
 5   57/33   45   .13   .57   5.88    79  1991  23  1989  58  2019   8  1960   5 
 
 6   57/33   45   .13   .70   6.01    85  1956  30  1989  62  2019  12  1967   6 
 7   58/34   46   .12   .82   6.13    78  1992  28  1996  62 *2009   9  1967   7 
 8   58/34   46   .13   .95   6.26    77  1992  26  1996  62  1974   7  1996   8 
 9   58/34   46   .12  1.07   6.38    77  1974  34  1998  63  1974   6  1996   9 
10   59/35   47   .12  1.19   6.50    83  1955  32  1969  60  2021  11  1964  10 
 
11   59/35   47   .12  1.31   6.62    88  1967  28  1998  65  1967  16  1998  11 
12   59/35   47   .12  1.43   6.74    88  1967  29  1951  62  1990  13 *2022  12 
13   60/35   48   .12  1.55   6.86    87  1967  29  1951  63  1990   9  1968  13 
14   60/36   48   .13  1.68   6.99    80 *2024  37  2017  57  2024  13  1993  14 
15   60/36   48   .13  1.81   7.12    79 *2016  37  1978  60  2012  14  1954  15 
 
16   61/36   48   .14  1.95   7.26    78 *2018  32  1960  60  2012  18 *1988  16 
17   61/36   49   .13  2.08   7.39    82  1982  37 *1970  63  2012  21 *1962  17 
18   61/37   49   .13  2.21   7.52    79 *2012  31  1965  64  2012  20  1965  18 
19   62/37   49   .14  2.35   7.66    81 *2017  27  1965  64  1982  15  1965  19 
20   62/37   50   .13  2.48   7.79    85  2017  39 *1970  64  2017   8  1965  20 
 
21   62/37   50   .14  2.62   7.93    84  1997  35  1974  62  2007  16  1965  21 
22   63/38   50   .14  2.76   8.07   (89) 1995  36  2006  67  1995  12  1955  22 
23   63/38   51   .13  2.89   8.20    79 *1975  41 *1968  61  2009  19  1974  23 
24   63/38   51   .13  3.02   8.33    79 *2015  30  1965  56 *2004  19  1974  24 
25   64/39   51   .13  3.15   8.46    78 *2015  31  1965  59  1967  14  1955  25 
 
26   64/39   51   .13  3.28   8.59   (89) 2020  26  1955 (68) 1991   9  1955  26 
27   65/39   52   .13  3.41   8.72    80  2021  39  1983  63  2004  15  1955  27 
28   65/39   52   .14  3.55   8.86    86  1963  45  2001 (68) 1985  24  2016  28 
29   65/40   52   .14  3.69   9.00    84  1967  31  1987  65  1963  23  1955  29 
30   65/40   53   .14  3.83   9.14    80  1967  38  1954  66  1967  17  1964  30 
 
31   66/40   53   .15  3.98   9.29   (89) 1974  41  2022  65  1967  20  1987  31 

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
March Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   60.7F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       520 
Normal Min Temperature:   36.1F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 3728 
Normal Mean Temperature:  48.4F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         5 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.98"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:    6 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   1.3"
March Monthly Records:
Warmest Month:  57.9F in 2012     Wettest Month:  10.05" in 2008 
Coolest Month:  37.5F in 1960     Driest Month:    0.58" in 2001 
                                  Most Snowfall:   15.0" in 1968
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: May 20, 2024